2007 - Page 77 of 81 - blogHOUSTON

Launch of METRO's stored-value card system delayed again

January 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee reported that the date for METRO’s launch of its much delayed stored-value card system has slipped once again (although METRO spins the slippage more positively): To work out the expected

HPD faulted for inadequate tracking of overtime expenditures

January 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles stole a bit of City Controller Annise Parker’s thunder today, as his analysis of HPD overtime from payroll records was posted before the release of Parker’s report on the same subject.

Nothing like stating the obvious

January 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

The following observation appears in R.G. Ratcliffe’s Chronicle story about the inauguration and coming legislative session: “When I take my hand off the Bible, I’ll be 100 percent governor. I won’t be 39 percent governor.

Rumbo continues downsizing in Houston

January 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal reports that the Spanish language newspaper Rumbo is further scaling back its operations: Spanish-language newspaper chain Rumbo, which had previously been published daily, has started publishing its Houston paper weekly. The

Doctor-Former-Congresswoman lauds her perfect attendance

January 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

Last week, Doctor-Former-Congresswoman Shelley Sekula Gibbs sent out an email lauding her perfect attendance and voting record as she filled out the term of former Rep. Tom DeLay. Doctor-Former-Congresswoman tells us she participated in 25

The reader rep returns!

January 15, 2007 Kevin Whited

We had been wondering what happened to the Sunday Chronicle‘s “About: Chron” column by reader representative James Campbell when, lo and behold, it returned this weekend. We were afraid that the big newspaper execs had

Oh my aching knee

January 15, 2007 Callie Markantonis

This sometime blogHOUSTON contributor finished the 35th Chevron Houston Marathon yesterday. In this day and age of road rage and crime, inconsiderate behavior and selfishness, being cheered on by complete strangers, give or take a

And they're off!

January 14, 2007 Kevin Whited

Sunday morning, thousands of runners and spectators will gather for the annual Houston Marathon, which kicks off officially at 7:00 AM. Thankfully, the planners were able to put together the event once again, apparently not

If he could just hang in there at least four more months…

January 14, 2007 Anne Linehan

Isiah Carey filed a video report for KRIV-26 of a local convenience store owner who is so fed up with being robbed — 20 times in 26 years of business — that he’s decided to

At the finish line

January 14, 2007 Anne Linehan

I was watching the Finish Line Cam via KTRK-13 and former President Bush and Mrs. Bush were there congratulating runners. That’s pretty neat! President Bush was using a walker as he recovers from hip replacement